Chapter 18 - Winter in Dorfli

Question 1

any barrier that blocks passage

Answer 1

barricade

Question 2

minister’s home

Answer 2

parsonage

Question 3

something that separates or divides

Answer 3

partition

Question 4

quick in movement

Answer 4

agile

Question 5

mysterious

Answer 5

cryptic

Question 6

leaving one’s duty without permission

Answer 6

desertion

Question 7

What is Peter’s decision regarding school attendance? What excuses are used for his absenteeism?

Answer 7

Peter finds any excuse to avoid school which he doesn’t like, until Uncle Alp threatens to beat him for non-attendance. Excuses include these: snow was too deep, sled took him too far, its as too late in the day.

Question 8

What is the analogy of Heidi’s experience in Frankfurt and the goats’ new stall?

Answer 8

The goats are as unhappy in their new stall that first day as Heidi had been in Frankfurt, a fact which Grandfather points out.

Question 9

What is Grannie’s secret worry?

Answer 9

Grannie is worried that someone will take Heidi back to Frankfurt and she will never see her again.

Question 10

What does Heidi discover when she steps foot into Peter’s hut?

Answer 10

Grannie isn’t at her spinning wheel she is sick in bed.